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Before the debacle against Brighton & Hove Albion, up to the game against Liverpool 17th in the table, before this embarrassing 0: 1 against the outsider, Jürgen Klopp gave insights into his motivational tactics.
Liverpool coach said at the beginning of the week that it was not him, but James Milner, who was the team's heat maker just before the games in the dressing room.
“My English has improved significantly over the years, but this trash talk before the game has to be right.
You can't stumble your way, that's why I'm not doing it there, ”he told the DAZN streaming service.
There are enough players who could take on his part, reported Klopp: "James Milner, for example, always sums up my session very skillfully, often screaming with all the words necessary to light the boys' bums on fire." He leaves it with one Address "regarding line-up, tactics, approach and possibly also motivation" in the team hotel.
But that doesn't seem to be of any benefit for weeks, of all things, before the top game against Manchester City, Klopp now seems pretty perplexed.
In the pouring rain he had to declare the English champions' second home bankruptcy in a row.
"I saw a tired team," he summed up after the bankruptcy against Brighton and struggled for words on the BBC microphone.
The gap to rivals Manchester is growing.
City star Ilkay Gündogan has still not written off the rivals.
“Liverpool is always in a position to start another long winning streak”, warned the German national player before the eagerly awaited top duel on Sunday evening (5.30 p.m., in the sports ticker of WELT).
City scores to their heart's content, Klopp's team is tired
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“It's enough if you stumble just two or three times.
And a competitor like Liverpool can be very close to us again, ”said Gündogan.
The lead of his team on Klopp's troops is a comfortable seven points before the clash, with Liverpool even playing one more game.
City's 2-0 (1-0) at Burnley FC on Wednesday evening was the 13th win in a row across all competitions.
After a bumpy start to the season, coach Pep Guardiola's team is now the top favorite for the championship.
No sign of stumbling.
"I think we have played very well over the past few weeks," said Gündogan, who put on Raheem Sterling's goal to make it 2-0 in Burnley.
"But in the end, it's not about who had a strong January or February, but who, if your feet get even heavier, can still deliver regularly in the end of the season from April onwards."
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On paper, there is a lot to say for the guests from Manchester in Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool recently had frequent jams in front of the gate.
Manchester City are defensively the strongest team in the league and have conceded the fewest goals by far (13 in 21 games).
"They're flying right now, of course," said Klopp with a pained smile.
"Our defense is doing an outstanding job this season," said Gündogan and joked: "Maybe we only conceded so few goals because I play more offensively this season." The 31-year-old, who once played with Borussia Dortmund under what was then BVB -Coach Klopp won championship and DFB-Pokal, and with his strong performances he has played a major role in City's successful streak.
In the last ten league games he himself scored seven goals.
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Source: Stats Perform News
A preliminary decision on the title was “definitely not yet possible” at the beginning of February, emphasized Gündogan - especially with a view to the packed schedule for the English top clubs.
"Due to the enormous loads and the high frequency of games, we currently have to prove ourselves again and again despite our positive run, and victories are never certain, even against the supposedly weaker teams."
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See Klopp and his hapless team.
After the Brighton game, he had to attest that “it was a long time since we looked like this - tired, mentally tired, and that doesn't lead to the best legs either.
It's been a tough week and we weren't fresh enough to break the Brighton formation. ”
The champion maker and FIFA world coach saw himself again forced to confirm his ambitions for the title despite the inconsistent performances of his team.
"I'm the coach of Liverpool, and because you always ask and we were champions last year, I have to say: yes, for God's sake, we want to be champions." There was also a bit of sarcasm.
"Yes, we want to become champions," added Klopp very seriously.
“But you also need the games for that, you need the performance for it, and we don't have that right now.” Sunday would be the perfect time to show them again in Anfield.
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